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English doctor; apparently fascinated that anyone would run a marathon, emailed the next day to say she was still in the wreckage of a prior relationship
American lady, art historian; said I was too young for her
Woman with big chin; had big chin, too posh. I drank 5 pints of Stella, she went home.
Woman with hairy arms; wanted to be a beautician. I told her about the Tiger Lillies, she thought I actually spent my time killing children, told me so.
Nice Claire; went for a walk around Greenwich Park. Told me I was probably too clever for her. Ex-girlfriend promised to set her right on this score, but by then was too late, she'd met someone else.
Lawyer; went for a couple of very strong drinks in St Martin's Fields in the restaurant there. Didn't really gel.
'quirky_jane' ; worked near Heathrow. Took her to Kew Gardens. Took her to see "England's largest compost heap"; she failed to see the romance in this.
Scottish woman working for an investment bank; went to Ice Bar off Regent's Street. That is all.
Civil servant; went to Giraffe in Wimbledon. Nothing going on there.
Norweigan; too posh. Went to godawful wine bar in Farringdon.
Doctor; went to Koko's, saw 4 indie bands, drank too much Guinness, went home
Grumpy project manager for company that makes shoes; went to see her in Milton Keynes, watched crap film, came home. Didn't speak to her again for three months, then phoned her up and disturbed her while sleeping in China.
Yoga fanatic; put my foot in it by saying I'd never wanted to go to India.
Spanish 40-year old in Oxford; had entire face bruised from falling on the floor the day before she met me. Laughed at me.
American studying for doctorate at Goldsmiths; got utterly shitfaced on Hoegaarden, wine and amaretto. Still in touch. Only positive thing to come out of this.
Secondary school teacher from Croydon; pretty awful.
Somebody else called Jenny; took her to see a stand-up comic at the Soho Theatre. While we both laughed, maybe it was ill-advised to go to a show about a man who has a nervous breakdown and wakes up in his own faeces after his wife left him. Managed two dates, then she went the way of all things. Realised the futility of exercise - I thought I was quite fit, what with all this marathon running and so on, until she let slip that she was one of the first all-female team to cross the Greenland ice cap.
Ultra-marathon runner; God, she could put the booze away. Two dates, after which she figured she'd do better studying for her CIMA and continuing to run 52 miles at a time.
Ex-girlfriend who got in contact after 15 years of silence; wasn't about to put out. Went home.
Australian secondary school teacher; went on three dates. She put the kibosh on it because I was too polite. Fat arse though.
American architect, gobsmackingly intelligent and pretty; failed to fly kite, went for walk around Regent's Park. Clearly out of my depth.
Liverpudlian oceanographer. Never met, because the one time she was down in Kent she got stuck in a power cut in Tonbridge Wells.
Swedish primary school teacher; went to Stockholm to see her. When she turned up in London, turned out she had a bloke already.
Short girl, graphic designer, didn't drink; took her to Imli, accidentally persuaded her I'd been doing cocaine all afternoon
Short girl, TV production manager, didn't drink; two dates, offended her by asking her if she wanted to go away for the weekend. Had a very round head.
Barrister, Oxford educated; had a glass of wine, had to go home for her sister's casserole. To date, this is the rubbishest (and therefore cruellest) excuse
Special needs teacher; met midweek, had about 5 minutes of conversation between us. Afterwards, had to go to the Pitcher and Piano for a slash. On the way in, stopped by the bouncer - "have you been drinking, sir?" Why else would I be going in the Pitcher and Piano????
Woman from Croydon, working in sales, drives an Audi TT; really pleasant company, but somehow there just wasn't something there
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